Abstract: Medical waste is all waste materials generated at health care facilities, such as hospitals, clinics, physician's offices, dental practices, blood banks, and veterinary hospitals/clinics, as well as medical research facilities and laboratories. Medical waste can be identified by one of four different categories: general, infectious, hazardous and radioactive. This study assessed medical waste disposal methods in Hargeisa public hospital – Somaliland. A cross sectional descriptive study design was conducted to assess of medical waste disposal methods in Hargeisa public hospital – Somaliland. 144 participants were engaged the study. In-depth interview, participant observation and questionnaire were the tools used for data collection. The study findings revealed that workers who deal with the medical wastes are able to identify the nature of medical waste and new medical waste reasons behind sorting medical wastes. The discovery was that the segregation and handling of medical waste are neither active nor effective. An active department responsible for waste available within hospital management could be prioritized to minimize or prevent the threat of preventable physical harm.
Keywords: Medical Waste, Segregation, Disposal.
Title: ASSESSMENT OF MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS IN HARGEISA PUBLIC HOSPITAL – SOMALILAND
Author: Abdisalam Hassan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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